Natalija

“Circumstances are the rulers of the weak; they are but the instruments of the wise.”
― Samuel Lover, Rory O'More

“A man sometimes devotes his life to a desire which he is not sure will ever be fulfilled. Those who laugh at this folly are, after all, no more than mere spectators of life.”
― Ryunosuke Akutagawa, Rashomon and Other Stories

“Oh happy pessimists! What a joy it is to them to be able to prove again and again that there is no joy.”
― Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, Aphorisms

“The world is a looking-glass, and gives back to every man the reflection of his own face. Frown at it, and it will in turn look sourly upon you; laugh at it and with it, and it is a jolly kind companion; and so let all young persons take their choice.”
― William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair